выбирали

chose, were choosing

v ɨ bʲ ɪ r a lʲ ɪ → выбирать
вы out or away; to completion + бир choose + а form verbs meaning “perform an action” + л Past tense + и Plural
verb · plural, past tense Rare #41,988
chose, were choosing Past-tense plural form; used with мы or вы, and also with polite вы.
RU: Мы выбирали подарок вместе.
EN: We chose a gift together.
Conjugation of выбирать
Indicative past
выбиралвыбирали

Вы сами выбирали подарок?

Did you choose the gift yourself?

Мы их не выбирали.

We didn't choose them.

Важно, чтобы мы выбирали хороших друзей.

It is important that we choose good friends.

Мы не выбирали эту жизнь.

We didn't choose this life.

— Мальчик и птица (2023)